Subject: Stand up for shareholders (sn# 521)

Nancy Morris, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

September 28, 2007

Dear Nancy Morris, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,

The SEC is supposed to be the Investor's Advocate. But the two
proposed options for shareholder proposals and director
elections undermine investor rights. One would take away
shareholders rights to file proxy access proposals. The second
would set the bar for proposals too high, effectively blocking
long term shareholders from the proxy ballot.

The costs of not allowing shareholders to act as owners are
great. Enron and WorldCom hurt the economy, hurt workers and
hurt retirement funds. Shareholders' ability to nominate
directors would take power away CEO-dominated boards and give it
back to a company's owners--its shareholders.

As an investor, I expect the SEC to protect my rights, not roll
them back. I urge you to reject both proposed rules for
shareholder resolutions and the election of directors.

Furthermore, private citizen's power has been eroding over the
last decade. That we would allow big business to force our vote
diminishes the power of individuals in the long run. After the
first few hundred thousand dollars in assets, how much do the
"fat cats" really need?